QJEEM21Chc647: JEE Main 2021 Chemistry - Class 12 JEEM21Chc647 Solution: Potassium chlorate is prepared by electrolysis of KCl in basic…

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QJEEM21Chc647: JEE Main 2021 Chemistry - Class 12 JEEM21Chc647 Solution: Potassium chlorate is prepared by electrolysis of KCl in basic…

Potassium chlorate is prepared by electrolysis of KCl in basic solution as shown by following equation.

6OH^$-$ + Cl^$-$

\to

ClO₃^$-$ + 3H₂O + 6e^$-$

A current of xA has to be passed for 10h to produce 10.0g of potassium chlorate. The value of x is ____________. (Nearest integer)

(Molar mass of KClO₃ = 122.6 g mol^{$-$ 1}, F = 96500 C)

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W = \frac{E}{F} \times I \times t

10 = \frac{122.6}{96500 \times 6} \times x \times 10 \times 3600

x = 1.311

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